Site work for a water / sewer project in Hartford, Kentucky. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The work involved is in one (1) contract and consists of the following generally described work: CONTRACT 21-01 - RAW WATER INTAKE IMPROVEMENTS o Two New 20-inch Intake Screening Assemblies o Two New 20-inch Ball Joint / Restrained Joint DIP Intake Pipes o New 10'-0" O Precast Valve Pit o Screening Assembly Air Backwash System o Site Work and Excavation as required The allotted time for construction of Contract 21-01 is 365 calendar days; liquidated damages for non-completion are $1,000 per calendar day. The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: Ohio County Water District, 124 East Washington Street, Hartford, KY 42437; Kentucky PTAC, One Quality St., Suite 635, Lexington, KY 40507; Office of Civil Rights & Small Business Development, Department of Transportation, 200 Mero Street, Frankfort, KY 40622; J. R. Wauford & Company, Consulting Engineers, Inc., 2835 Lebanon Pike, Nashville, TN 37214. All Bidders submitting a sealed Bid must be a plan holder of record at the Issuing Office. Bids from Bidders who are not on the Plan Holders List may be returned as not being responsive. The Bid must be accompanied by Bid security made payable to OWNER in an amount of 5% of the Bidder's maximum Bid price. Bidders shall comply with all provisions of Federal Davis-Bacon Wage Rates. All taxes are the responsibility of the successful Bidder unless specifically exempted in the Bidding Documents. The successful bidder or bidders shall be required to furnish both an acceptable performance bond and payment bond each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to negotiate with the apparent qualified best bidder or bidders to such extent as may be necessary. No bidder may withdraw his bid for 90 days after the time set for receiving bids, while the Owner considers the bids. Mutually agreed upon time extensions may be made if necessary. Contract Award shall be made based on the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. This Bid is subject to Kentucky Revised Statutes Section 45A.490 through 45A.494, which in general provides that a "resident bidder" of Kentucky is to be given a bidding preference over a "nonresident bidder" who is registered in a state that gives preference to its in-state resident bidders over a Kentucky resident bidder. The Bidding preference is to be the same as that stipulated for the state of the "nonresident bidder." If the state of a "nonresident bidder" provides no specific preference, then "resident" and "nonresident bidders" are to be treated the same when evaluating Bids. Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract. These include Section 3, Segregated Facility, Section 109, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Anti-Kickback Act, Contract Work Hours Standard Act, 40 CFR 31.36 L (3, 4 & 6) and E.O. 11246. Further, Title VI Minority bidders are encouraged to bid. ALL BIDDERS, make positive efforts to use small, minority, women-owned and disadvantaged businesses. Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises are encouraged to bid on this project. The Ohio County Water District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For all further requirements regarding Bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and Contract Award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. Pre-Qualification: Yes The prospective bidder shall provide evidence of general ability to perform similar work by submitting the project name, scope of work, and a contact person for three previous projects of this general nature constructed within the past five years. (3) The prospective bidder shall provide evidence of ability to complete similar work in a timely manner by submitting the allowed and actual time of completion on all similar projects performed over the last five years. Inquiries should be directed to J. Gregory Davenport, P.E., Project Manager, gregd@jrwauford.com, 615-883-3243.